Kerry, Hague Call for Political Solution in Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary William Hague call for a political solution to the deepening civil war in Syria.

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I ... the ... ensuring that can be no impunity for the ... first use of chemical in the twenty first century ... as an international community we must each of the attacks and hold those responsible Fulton ... accountable ... we admire the leadership of President Obama effect to carry himself in making this case so powerful it ... to the wold ... this week the European Union the Arab League ... and many of the countries of the G twenty have called for strong international response ... and it is to the credit of the United States ... but once again the alphabet the such efforts to have the full diplomatic the fault of the United Kingdom ... so let me be clear ... United States of America Pres Obama myself others are in full agreement ... that the end of the conflict in Syria requires a political solution ... there is no military solution ... we have no illusions about that ... but a resolution ... to this ... pass to come about because the parties compared to come ... and negotiate that political speech ... and if one party believes that he could rub out countless numbers of his own citizens with impunity ... using chemicals that of the Bamford only a hundred years ... because of what Europe or in World War one ... if he can do that with impunity ... you'll never come ... to negotiate ... we're in full agreement ... with our British friends that the humanitarian situation ... is obviously dire ... growing worst ... five million people displaced ... within Syria itself ... numbers of ... refugees fleeing from ... that yes ... into Levanon into George ... providing an ... incredible Burt ... that each of those countries and others in the region ... this is a humanitarian catastrophe of global proportions ... now I believe that the that the aftermath of the Iraq experience and Afghanistan leave a lot of people say ... we'll let ... you know ... see our young people coming back to the body bag so but but that's not what we're talking about ... and what we have to do is ... make clear to people ... that this is that we're not talking about war ... we're not going to war ... we will not have ... people at risk in that way ... we will be able to hold ... Bosh are outside accountable ... without engaging in troops on the ground or any other prolonged kind of effort ... in a very limited very targeted ... very short term effort ... that degrades his capacity to deliver chemical weapons ... without ... assuming responsibility for Syria's ... civil war ...